山西省2024年專升本考試模擬試題 英語（一）

II. Reading Comprehension（20 points， 2 points for each）

Passage 1

Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together： piano lessons， movies， swimming， horseback riding.

When I was 13， my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters， and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes， and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back， stamped“Address Unknown.”I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years， I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman—Linda’s married name.“There must be thousands of Wagmans，”I thought，but I still wrote to her.

She called as soon as she got my letter.“Mrs Tobin！”she said excitedly，“Linda Evans Wagman ismy mother.”

Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much， even after 40 years， laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure： We won’t lose each other again！

Passage 2

Planning a visit to the UK？ Here we help with ways to cut your costs.

AVOID BIG EVENTS

Big sporting events， concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival（19 Oct.）costs￡169.15 at Booking.com. A week later， the same room costs￡118.15.

If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com， which allow you to search for events in the UK by city， date and category.

STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION

If traveling to your destination by train， you may want to find a good base close to the station， but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.

Don’t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance， the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September is￡95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel is￡75.75. And at Farringdon， a double room costs just￡62.95.

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF

Really central hotels in cities such as London， Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune， especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative， consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city central buildings. A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile， available for￡420 for five days in late September， with room for four adults.

GET ON A BIKE

London’s Boris bikes have attracted the most attention， but other cities also have similar programs that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace， saving you on public transport or car parking costs.

Among the smaller cities with their own programs are Newcastle（casual members pay around￡1.50 for two hours）and Cardiff（free for up to 30 minutes， or￡5 per day）.

芋. Translation（10 points， 2 points for each）

Section A： Translate the following sentences from English into Chinese.

21.We are very grateful to you for what you have done for us all these years.

22.It is impolite not to return e-mails， regardless of whom they are from.

23.The successful completion of the assignment is the result of the cooperation of the whole class.

Section B： Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English.

24.（現代科學技術的發展）has brought about great change of the society.

25. It took him almost one year to（使他自己適應環境）.

IV. Writing（10 points）

假設你是李明，昨天你參加了學校組織的演講比賽，并榮獲一等獎。由于你的英語教師高老師對你這次參賽提供了許多幫助，現在請你用英語給他寫一封電子郵件，內容包括：

1.介紹參賽情況；

2.告知獲獎情況；

3.陳述獲獎時的感受。